Income and Poverty

The Census Bureau¹s model-based estimates for income and poverty should be used with caution.Still, they reflect the existence of a relatively intractable segment of the population in poverty in both James City County and Williamsburg.

Poverty is more prevalent in Williamsburg than in James City County. Part, but not all, of this trend can be attributed to William and Mary students.

Black youths are especially likely to live in poverty. This trend is most noticeable in Williamsburg where 49% of black youths were in poverty in 2000.

If you're very interested in the issue of affordable housing, here's a site that might be worth a look. Every year they have the "Va Governor's Housing Conference," a major gathering of everyone involved in the area. The presentation powerpoints can be found here (most are very technical):http://www.vagovernorshousingconference.com/presentations.html

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